Chess Puzzle #Zz6zT — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h1; queen g3; rook g1; bishop a2; knight f5; pawns a3/b4/e4/f2/h2. Black: king g8; queen f6; rooks a8/f8; knight d3; pawns a7/b5/c6/f3/f7/g7/h5. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: g6 — pawn g7→g6. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qxg6+ — queen g3→g6, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Qxg6 (queen f6→g6, captures queen).
3. Best move: Rxg6+ — rook g1→g6, captures queen, gives check. Opponent replies Kh8 (king g8→h8).
4. Best move: Rh6+ — rook g6→h6, gives check.

Tactical themes

equality, kingside attack, long, middlegame, pin. The key move Qxg6+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/p4pp1/2p2q2/1p3N1p/1P2P3/P2n1pQ1/B4P1P/6RK b - - 1 25

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